Aries

(March 21st to April 19th)

You’ll find your forever person when you stop impulsively calling your exes whenever you’re feeling lonely. You are completely confident that your ex still thinks about you, but when you use that confidence to get over them instead of trying to get back with them, is when you’ll finally find the person who won’t ever leave you.

Taurus

(April 20th to May 21st)

You’ll find your forever person when you stop guarding your heart so closely. You think everyone will hurt you the way you’ve been hurt before, but to meet the person who will cherish your love instead of taking it for granted, you need to be willing to let them in. Let down your walls because not even the right person can walk through them.

Gemini

(May 22nd to June 21st)

You’ll find your forever person when you’re confident about what you really want. You’re naturally indecisive, but loving someone is usually a choice, so you’ll have to decide whether you do or not. You leave your significant others hanging with tons of questions, but when you finally start to answer them, you’ll find the person who stays.

Cancer

(June 22nd to July 22nd)

You’ll find your forever person when you realize that they’re probably not already in your inner circle. It’s likely your forever person is someone you don’t already know, and you’ll have to get to know them to discover the love that can potentially grow. Open up, be willing to let others in. Meeting new people is scary, but when you finally give someone new a chance, you might discover they’re worth it.

Leo

(July 23rd to August 22nd)

You’ll find your forever person when your constant need to be the center of attention decreases. Your forever person will love you and most likely shower you with affection, but they’re not going to cater to your every want and need. When you realize that a relationship takes equal effort from both partners, you’ll find someone who’s willing to put in as much effort as you are.

Virgo

(August 23rd to September 22nd)

You’ll find your forever person when you finally start believing in yourself and your ability to be loved and give love. No one will ever be as hard on you as you are on yourself, so give your partners a chance to love you before you deem yourself unworthy. You are worthy of love.

Libra

(September 23rd to October 22nd)

You’ll find your forever person when you realize life isn’t always fair. Sometimes breakups hurt and people leave for reasons that make absolutely no sense to you, but you can’t be hung up on trying to get closure or peace from a place you’re simply just not going to get it. Let go of the people who have been unfair to your heart, and be open to finding the person who treats you right.

Scorpio

(October 23rd to November 22nd)

You’ll find your forever person when you begin to accept that not everyone is as honest as you are, and not everyone can handle the truth as well as you can. Some people tell lies to accommodate other people’s feelings, and while this is something you don’t necessarily believe in, your forever person might. Your honesty helps even if it hurts, but not everyone is as tough as you, be patient with sensitive people because your forever person might be one of them.

Sagittarius

(November 23rd to December 21st)

You’ll find your forever person when you stop making empty promises that you know you can’t fulfill. It’s wonderful to dream big and set your hopes high, but when you come back down to earth is when you’ll find the person who can keep you there. Keep adventuring, keep exploring different corners of the world, but don’t promise someone the world when realistically you know you can’t give it to them. Your forever person won’t expect the world from you, they’ll just want to know that you will be there when you need them the most, and when you can prove that is when you’ll find them.

Capricorn

(December 22nd to January 20th)

You’ll find your forever person when you stop expecting the worst from people. Not everyone is going to hurt you like your ex did. You love your independence, and sharing your life with someone won’t cause you to lose it. Being in a relationship doesn’t mean dependence, it means trust, and effort, and vulnerability, so trust, try, and be vulnerable.

Aquarius

(January 21st to February 18th)

You’ll find your forever person when you can accept that you may occasionally be proven wrong, and you’ll more than occasionally be disagreed with. You’re an intellectual, and you have no patience for stupidity or ignorance, but when you come across someone who is just as intellectual as you are, you can bet you’ll lose an argument or two. Accept that you can’t always be right and you can’t always ‘win’, especially in relationships.

Pisces

(February 19th to March 20th)

You’ll find your forever person when you stop giving all of your love and compassion to the people who least deserve it. You’re used to one-sided love because you don’t expect to receive the same amount of love you give, but your forever person will give you love, plenty of it.

Writer based in the Philadelphia area. Person who really loves her dog and watching cooking shows. Check out my writing on Thought Catalog and follow me on Facebook! Connect with me and submit your work on Collective World.

Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: this idea changed my life.